Canadian Line to Launch Round-Cuba Cruises

Louis Cristal cruise [1,200-passenger]

 

15 August, 2011 (12:00 p.m. EDT) -- In a new chapter of the on-off love affair between cruise lines and Cuba, a Canadian tour operator has announced that it will launch week-long voyages out of Havana for the winter season. Toronto-based Cuba Cruise will start service December 4 and use the 1,200-passenger Louis Cristal, which was built in 1980.

This announcement comes a year after the launch of Belize-registered Tropicana Cruises, which also offers round-Cuba holidays, although mainly to Russian guests. The new service helps fill the void left by British line Thomson Cruises, which pulled out of its planned Cuban operation for 2012 for logistical reasons.

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